Toyota Motor Co., Ltd.: Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 1, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 540,037. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED CAUSING STEERING VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Lexus ES300 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 1998 Toyota Camry | 600 | 3 | 31 | 64 |
| 1997 Lexus ES300 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 Toyota Camry | 555 | 4 | 27 | 79 |
| 1996 Lexus ES300 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 1996 Toyota Camry | 417 | 7 | 8 | 56 |
| 1995 Lexus ES300 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 Toyota Camry | 303 | 5 | 11 | 46 |
| 1994 Lexus ES300 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 99V307000.
Full record for the 1998 Lexus ES300 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →